Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-10
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
FISHERIES AND GAME.

| Inc Committee on Fisheries and d.
gave lengthy hearing on the changes in N .
iooster law peti,ioned COR. The c,nnars
we're represented bv G n. Chas, p. Ma,,octs
rl,"l,iand' Joseph Wyman of Milloridge. N
" :, stevens OF Brooklyn, Mr.. Holmes NJ
- MIR. Smith of Jonesport Trua
49, E'q' OF Rockland, appeared for
H. "o't"slng Inc Length which it is allowa.
, o.e 10 taKe Holsters from 8 to lOA incb.s
The Gamers opposed any cha,ya ~ ,,s.
present law. Fish Commissioner Con,oa 70
hockiand appeared before the comm;,roo
ne favored the 100 inch length and asked
that the close time be removed He rod
ieoers eiVlag the number of Holsters cauuht
gu Tue Maine coast in 1856 AZ follows: S;x.
Teen factories. Is 320,0oO; 81 smacks. 9 700 ..
oo;; small boats. 1000 900: New WI
shacKs, 900 900; total 23O2O. 600 M.
Iounce also presented letters to show tia,
'here mad been decrease ia the length and
number OF HOLSTERS taken on the Maine co.st
the past year. lie asserted that there were
nv eees 1ouhd IN HOLSTERS under 10 or lO1
,"Ines anu that the close time was practically
Vaiueitss, as large numbers of people would
g"to the sea-hore and camp OUT. catching as
many smell hsh as they wanted for their own
use as they were allowed to bv law. and
even selling some. The Fl ,hermen were also
ai'owed to catch seven bushels each for bait.
mr.. Jersey OF Harpswell believed in abol.
's".nR the c'ose time and giving the length
AS 10 inches. Mr.. Condor of Fr,endsHin
would do away with the close tina and in.
crease the length to l0b inches He asserted
that ten years ago the Maine fishermen were
more than Able to supply all the markets
WITHIN their reach, but four years ago the
| smackmen were unable to furnish a supply
ne read letter from Johnson & Young OF
D"stoh, IN when was stated that 600 900
Iobs'ers annua v were brought into that
market from Nova Scotia, while Maine sent
ooo OO0 to the same market With lO4
men law Maine would be able to supply
Boston in five years. Fish Warden Thomp-
son OF Newcastle favored the increase 10
length and doing away with the close time
Ihe Gamers had the floor before the com
mittee last evening. Their effort was to
snow that the Holsters had increased on the
coast under the present law and that an in
crease OF the length would kill the canning
industry.
DIVISION OF Towns.
There was hearing, afternoon and even.
ing, on the proposed DIVISION Of the town of
fittston. A. NJ. Spear. E.q., appeared for
| the petitioners J. Nj. Carpenter, L. W.
Goodspeed and B F. Fuller, committee, in
| opposition. ihe valuation of that portion
OF the town north of the TOgus stream. which
is proposed for the dividing line, is S266, 1871;
remainder, S4l2,523; population north, ll25
south, 1888 The division is asked because
the town refused TO vote in support of water
works for the village. The petitioners now,
however, demand separation under any
circumstances.
COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS.
Voted ought to pass prescribing penalty
tor Mt & ect TO make returns of marriages;
also on the bill providing for the publication
| of old York county wills.
Hon. James w. Bradbury was heard in
opposition to the proposition to tax the prop
erty OF educational institutions.
LABOR
Mr.. Shaw of Brunswick, and Mr.. Priese of
Vassalboro, went before the committee and
advocated weekly payments; opposed, w F.
Milliken of Portland, Archibald Linn of
HartlaDd, Loure nderson of Skowhegan, +.
NJ. Gnodall OF Sanford, and Paymaster Wins
| low of one of the Biddeford mills.
Committee ON RAILROADS, TELEGRAPHs AND
EXPRESSES.
| Voted ought to pass to charter the Mechan-
| &c Falls Railroad; same to extend the Moose
head and BInahsm Telephone CO.. same
Liberty d Belfast Telephone and Tele-
graph Co.
JUDICIARY.
The vote on the woman suffrage question
| was taxpn and il r.sultpA in q tia